Union Olimpija earned first pair of points with great second half

Sunday, 09. October 2016 at 18:58

In the second game of the day, Union Olimpija are currently hosting Mornar in Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana. Follow live play by play on our website.

Blaz Mesicek (Photo: Union Olimpija/Martin Metelko)

With an excellent second half performance Union Olimpija have beaten Mornar at home in Tivoli Hall and took the first pair of points this season, in their third attempt. The Bar side suffered third defeat.

ABA League, Round 4, 9.10.2016:

UNION OLIMPIJA – Mornar 81:72 (20:15, 21:24, 27:13, 13:20)

MATCH STATISTICS

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Story of the game: Union Olimpija have grabbed their first triumph of the season in the ABA League, as they have beaten Mornar at home in Tivoli Hall, thanks to their excellent second half display. The Dragons have now escaped the very bottom and have reached Mornar and several other teams that have achieved one victory so far in the regional competition.

Key moments: After the Dragons already had a 13-point advantage in the first half, their lead went down to only two points at the break. However, they stepped on the court in the second part of the game strongly determined to end the game victoriously and made an 11:2 partial score in the opening 3 minutes of the second half, which put them ahead by 52:41. By the end of 3rd quarter they already led by 16 points and the game's outcome was known early.

Man of the match: One of the key players of this season's Union Olimpija Nikola Janković shined again. He finished the game with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 2 steals on his account. In 24 minutes spent on court he achieved the valuation of 28 and he is rightfully our man of the match.

Can’t trick the stats: Union Olimpija exploited their air supremacy over Mornar in order to triumph this time. 37:27 in rebounds was just enough for them to roll over the opponent comfortably this time.

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